Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to boost trade, lower border tensions The two neighbours ‘reaffirm their desire to pursue continuous and practical engagement’ in bilateral talks. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023
Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension Pakistani authorities and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister have agreed to enhance trade and lower tensions amid a surge of militant attacks The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad Foreign ministers from all three nations promise to pursue trilateral cooperation efforts as political ties deepen. Al Jazeera · May 7, 2023
After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security The Pakistani president has assured Beijing's top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in Pakistan The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
UN chief says ‘not the right time’ to engage with Taliban The UN head says he would hold similar meetings in the future after Doha meeting ended without acknowledging Taliban. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2023
Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2023
UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week A U.N. Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said. Reuters · May 1, 2023
UN Food Agency: $800M Urgently Needed for Afghanistan The UN food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care support to Afghans in the wake of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023
UN food agency says $800 million urgently needed for Afghanistan, warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ The U.N. food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. France 24 · Apr 10, 2023
UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan The U.N. food agency says it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghans, with the country at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
What is behind the rising violent attacks in Pakistan? TTP has denied involvement in the Peshawar mosque blast, but officials say it has intensified attacks since November. Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2023
News briefs ‘Welcome Corps’ will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees in US Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023
Deputy U.N. chief has talks in Afghanistan on women's rights The United Nations deputy secretary-general discussed women's rights with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister on Wednesday after the Taliban authorities banned most female aid workers and stopped women and girls from attending high school and university. Reuters · Jan 18, 2023
Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions Hina Rabbani Khar holds talks with her Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi a day after Pakistan Taliban ended truce. Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2022
Reuters · Nov 29, 2022 Pakistan foreign minister meets Afghan Taliban amid border concerns Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs met Afghanistan's acting foreign minister in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest international minister to visit the country whose Taliban rulers are not formally recognised by foreign governments.
WEKU · Sep 19, 2022 An American held hostage in Afghanistan has been freed in a prisoner swap Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020. His release centered on a prisoner exchange involving Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and Taliban member.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022 Sister of Lombard man freed by Taliban in hostage swap ‘stunned, very happy’ after 3 a.m. call from Biden Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and a civilian contractor in Afghanistan, was abducted in 2020. His sister in Lombard had pushed for years to get his release.
Axios · Sep 19, 2022 Taliban release American Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap Frerichs is the last American known to be held hostage in Afghanistan
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 American held captive in Afghanistan for nearly three years is freed in Taliban prisoner swap, Biden confirms Mark Frerichs was kidnapped in January 2020 while doing contract construction work in Afghanistan
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American A senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he was released and handed over to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022 Taliban Release American Engineer Frerichs in Prisoner Swap Afghanistan's Taliban freed on Monday American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader linked to the Taliban who the United States had held on drugs charges since 2005, the group's acting foreign minister said. Frerichs was exchanged at the airport in the capital, Kabul, with Bashir Noorzai,…
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022 Taliban acknowledge struggle for recognition of Afghan govt The Taliban-appointed foreign minister has acknowledged that the former insurgents’ year-old government in Afghanistan remains isolated
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022 UN Split over Ban on Taliban Officials' Travel Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans, AFP said.…
Newslaundry · Jul 30, 2022 How can India leverage Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to further its interests? About a month and a half before the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the work on finalising its agenda is picking up steam. Apart from being of interest as the high table of the world’s largest regional grouping by geographical size and population, the summit will be…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022 Iran Warns Taliban on its Water Rights from Helmand River Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned his counterpart in the Taliban that their relations would be affected if the group does not eliminate the hurdles to Tehran’s water rights from the Helmand River. Amir Abdollahian made the comments during a phone conversation on Thursday with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the…